Boncyn Arian Ring Cairn - Brenig 44
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal
Dogs welcome
Getting here
53.10226, -3.51996
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Chaffinch
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Chaffinch
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Chaffinch, Carrion Crow +81 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Herring Gull, Chaffinch, Carrion Crow +81 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Flat-topped Bog-moss, Rufous Forklet-moss, Girgensohn's Bog-moss +39 more · last seen 2025
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Brenig WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Hiraethog TrailWalking route▾
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Ride North WalesCycling route▾
Named routeRef Brenig LoopLocal cycle route
9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ride the ClwydsMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef 2 Lake Tour
Ride the ClwydsMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Around the Lake
Ride the ClwydsMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Up to the Lake
ElorgarregMountain bike route▾
AlwenMountain bike route▾
BrenigMountain bike route▾
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Boncyn Arian Ring Cairn, Llyn Brenig
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Wildlife to spot
5,677 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,677 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Herring Gull · Robin · Tufted Duck · Pied Wagtail +45
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- RavenCorvus corax
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- TealAnas crecca
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- MagpiePica pica
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
Pine Marten
Flat-topped Bog-moss · Rufous Forklet-moss · Girgensohn's Bog-moss · Transparent Fork-moss · Cow-horn Bog-moss +37
- Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax
- Rufous Forklet-mossDicranella rufescens
- Girgensohn's Bog-mossSphagnum girgensohnii
- Transparent Fork-mossDichodontium pellucidum
- Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatum
- Curve-leaved DitrichumDitrichum heteromallum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,677 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Herring Gull · Robin · Tufted Duck · Pied Wagtail +45
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- RavenCorvus corax
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- TealAnas crecca
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- MagpiePica pica
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
Pine Marten
Flat-topped Bog-moss · Rufous Forklet-moss · Girgensohn's Bog-moss · Transparent Fork-moss · Cow-horn Bog-moss +37
- Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax
- Rufous Forklet-mossDicranella rufescens
- Girgensohn's Bog-mossSphagnum girgensohnii
- Transparent Fork-mossDichodontium pellucidum
- Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatum
- Curve-leaved DitrichumDitrichum heteromallum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Crenulated Flapwort
Crenulated Flapwort
Solenostoma gracillimum
Solenostoma gracillimum
RedshankCeratodon purpureusRedshankCeratodon purpureusOverleaf PelliaPellia epiphyllaOverleaf PelliaPellia epiphyllaNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumBlueish VeilwortMetzgeria violaceaBlueish VeilwortMetzgeria violaceaLesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutumLesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutumWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisSessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpumSessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpumBristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferumBristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferumStrict HaircapPolytrichum strictumStrict HaircapPolytrichum strictumBicoloured BryumBryum bicolorBicoloured BryumBryum bicolorHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusDelicate Earth-mossPseudephemerum nitidumDelicate Earth-mossPseudephemerum nitidumPale Glaucous Thread-mossPohlia wahlenbergiiPale Glaucous Thread-mossPohlia wahlenbergiiRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumFlexuous Bog-mossSphagnum flexuosumFlexuous Bog-mossSphagnum flexuosumRusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosusRusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosusMarsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrumMarsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrumFive-ranked Bog-mossSphagnum quinquefariumFive-ranked Bog-mossSphagnum quinquefariumBank HaircapPolytrichum formosumBank HaircapPolytrichum formosumSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusJuniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinumJuniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinumSickle-leaved Hook-mossSanionia uncinataSickle-leaved Hook-mossSanionia uncinataIsothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroidesPolytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.Acid FrillwortFossombronia wondraczekiiAcid FrillwortFossombronia wondraczekiiHeath EarwortScapania irriguaHeath EarwortScapania irriguaHercynian HaircapOligotrichum hercynicumHercynian HaircapOligotrichum hercynicumSlender Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum subsecundumSlender Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum subsecundumPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataFingered CowlwortColura calyptrifoliaFingered CowlwortColura calyptrifoliaFallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallaxFallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallaxRed-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberiRed-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberiMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha